Detachable wheel-rim.



T. W. BROOMELL. DBTACBBLE WHEEL RII. unici-'nor mmv lov. u, ma.

Patented Aug.9,1910.

i SIXTH-IERI# i.

f/wfA/raq A Tran/vn l UNrrED srl-'tires PATENT OFFICE.

IHUMAS W. BROQMELT., F YORK. PENNSYLVANIA, ASSIGNOR OE' ONE-THIRD' GEORGE A, LICHTENBERGER AND ONE-THIRD 'I0 CHARLES YORK, PENNSYLVANIA.

'IO H. BEAR. BOTH OF DETACHABLE WHEEL-RIM Specification of Letters Yatent.

Patented Aug. 93915).

Application tiled November 28, i908. Serial No. 464,953.

.Be it known that I, 'l`uou.\s lV. lnoonrJJ.. a citizen of the linned States, residing at i Ork, 1n the count) of York and State 0f lepnsvlrania. have invented certain new and useful Improvements iu Detachable "lieel-Rmxs, of which the following 1s a i specification.

detachable rinus, designed for use iu ennneetion with vehicle Wheels upon which the class known as cleneher-rinis which Carry the Well-known cleucher tires.

further object is to provide a wheel eonsjiructed with reference to the applieation and operation of the detachable riul. and a further object is to provide simple but powerful means for expanding and eonraetiug. as Well 'as for scouring the expansible riui in operative position.

The invention consists principally of a wheel for use on automobiles and like vehicles. which compris-:es :i huh, .spokes and a fellv. lhe telly having a portion cui away lo forma gap positioned between two of the spokes.

'l'lxe invention l'ulllur consists ol' n hoop made ol' metal and shrunk or oiheru'Nl rij fidl \r sevured io the falli; of the. wheel. The hoop having a .stirl'up-like portion whirl] is fitted into the gap in the fell)v and forms an. outwardly facing pocket: the hoop also liaring a flanged groove formed in its periphery. V

The invention further eonsists of a lletachable rim. preferably provided with hooked llanges. to receive the common clem-her tube. or shoe of pneumatic tires. the rim being cui at a point corresponding to the pix'ket. in the hoop. lo permit the saure to be expanded for applying to the groove in the hoop: 'lhe rim haring its inner eir- Cumferenee foi-ined into a tongue substantially the length, breadth and depth of the groove in the hoop, and also having its oposite ends formed into inwardly projectlng lugs which are disposed in the pocket when the rim is applied to a wheel.

The invention further consists ofa ke); for drawing or forcing and holding the ends of the riui together, and also auvedge.

.for use in spreading the ends and expandmg the rim.

The invention further consists of simple means forinelosing and shielding the pocket and also to preventthe accidental loss oi' the key.

The invention further consists of the conibinatiou of parts hereinafter described in This invention relates to unproveiuents 1u detail, illustrated by the aecon.panjri"-0` i drawings. and then particularly pointed our in the appended claims. pneumatic lires are employed, and the iu- 2 rention has for its object the proridingot' I a ouepart expansible rim. particular-l)v ot' f ln the aeeompanying drawings. Figure l is a front side vieu' of a complete pneumatietired Wheel. haring' my improvement applied. Fig. is an enlarged detail view of a portion of a wheel, the rubber tire parts i being omitted. .showing the rim closed and held 1n such position by the key; also show- `ing the ends of the rim apart. Fig. l il. a

ero-ss section on line -i of Fig. 2, showing the groove in the hoop: also showing.r the tongue of the rinl sealed in the groove. -Y the service position. Fig. 5 is a cross e.-- lion online .'i-- of Fig. il. .showing the loealiou of the expanding wedge, also one lug ol' the rim, in relation lo the pocket. Fig. i is a cross section on line (--G of Fig. i. showing the position of the key when holding the ends of the rim together-:also showin;r the Shield in closed position. Fig. 'i' is a perspective View of the shield. Fig. is a perspective View of the wedge.

Similar numerals of reference are assigned to corresponding parts throughout the several ligures.

lu the drawings. my n'lie'el consists of a huh 2, a number of spokes 3, and a telly 4. 'lhe telly may he made of any suitable inaierial, but preferably has a section eut out between two of the spokes, in order to form a clear gap of several inches in length.

represents a metallic hoop or band which is fitted tightly around the folly, and is pro vided with au inwardly bent portion 7, which is rigidly fitted in the gap of the. felljr. ln ease the folly is made of Wood, the hoop should be shrunk on to the elly the same as wagon tires are usuall applied. The bent portion 7 of the hoop onus a pocket 8, and

IBO

i is intended to take the place, and perform ing hook-dang the otlice, of the section of the felly which is cut away, so as to make this portion of the wheel as strong as the rest. The peripheral edge of the hoo is provided with parallel flanges 10, whic form a shallow groove 9, as shown by full lines in Fig. 4 and by dotted lines in Figs. 2, 3 and 5.

The detachable rim consists of a clencherrim 11, preferably made of a metal, which receives and holds an outer tube or shoe 12, which comprises the ei'rposed portion of the well-known pneumatic tires; the shoe being held in place by oppositely fae es 13. The inner circumference of the rim is formed into an integral tongue or rib 14, which corresponds to and -is intended to snugly lit into groove 9 of the hoop. At a convenient point in the circle, rim 11 is cut, as at 15 (see Figs. 1 and 2) for the purpose of rendering the rim ex ansible ,and contraetible. The opposing en s of the rim are provided with integral inwardly en tending lugs 17 and 19, and the abutting faces of the lugs are indented or notched, as at 24, to receive a tapering wedge 25, which is employed for spreading the lugs and expanding the rim, as shown in Fig. 3. Fig.

, 5 shows the wedge after it has been driven between the lugs. Lug 19 is also provided with a notch 26 which corresponds to a similar notch formed in the endwall of the pocket. These notches are provided to receive a key 27 which, is employed for forcing the lugs together and contracting the rim, as when the rim and tire are applied to a wheel for service (see Figs. 1 and 2). It

y. will be noticed by reference to Fig. 3, that tween these parts.

" when the wedge is driven between the lugs to expand the rim, the rim rises above the wheel sulliciently to show u clear space le At such time the key notches 26 do not register with each other, but as soon as the rim is placed in position on al wheel, so thettongue 14 registers with oove 9, the wedge should be withdrawn rom between the lugs, and then the rim will conti-:iet by its own power and settle down into the groove, andthe notchcs26 will be brought opposite each other, to permit. the key to be driven in to close up the rim, as shown in Figs. 1 and 2; A bridge plate 2S is se! cured to one end of the rim, and extendsacross the gap when the rim is expanded to prevent the inner tube, in case one such is employed, from blowing-out. 29 represents :i shield or keefufr, angular' in form, :is shown in Figs. 1, :2, 8 and 7. This shield is pivoted to the telly neuione cud of thepocket 8 by a bolt or pin 30. The opposite end of the shield is provided with a lug having a perforation 31 which is arranged lo receive a bolt 32, which is pivoted, in u slot 53 formed in the opposite end of tlm folly, by

which may b e applied to bolt 32 for holding the'shield in the closed position.V The oice of the shield is to prevent dust and dirt from entering the pocket, and also to prevent the loss of the key 27.

The usual filling tube for use in inliating the tire is indicated by the numeral 23. This tube is preferably disposed at the opposite side of the wheel from the pocket 8, and is inserted through the several parts of the wheel by means of suitable openings (not l and 19 allowed to close by the force of the.

spring tension of the The tube or shoe 12 may then be applied in the saine manner as heretofore.' After the shoe is fitted to the rini, the latter should be expanded by driving the wedge 25 between lugs 17 and 19.

The inner tube may then be inflated with the usual working pressure, after which the rim is ready to be up lied to the wheel. To do this, the wheel s ould be raised from the ground and adjusted so that the pocket is at the upper side of the wheel. The filling tube 'should first be inserted through the hoop and felly at the bottoni ofthe wheel, and the rim and tire lifted upwardly until tongue 14 enters groove 9 at the under side of the wheel. The upper portion of the rim should then be swung over the top of the wheel, until the lugs enter the pocket and tongue 14 registers with groove 9 all around the wheel. When the parts are in this position wedge 25 may be removed, so as to allow the spring of the rim assisted by the air pressure confined in the tire to partially close the gap between the ends of the rim. After this is iro done, the notches 26 may readily be broughtA y to register with euch other, und the key muy then inserted and driven in until the ends of the rin. ar:a brought tightly together, at which time tongue 14 will be rmly seated in the groove of the hoop. 'flic keeper 29 muy then he swung il iwardly to close the po-ket,tlie holt 32:11u] tliuuib-imt applied, and the wheel is then ready for service.

'l`o remove :i worn out or puiietuicd tire, the keeper must first be rolt-used. Key 27 may then he withdrawn, and wedge 25 driven lmtween the lugs to expand the rini :unl tiro. After this is done the upper portion of the rim may be swung outwardly clear of the flanges 141, and the rimand tire bodily moved downwardly.' to allow .the fillfv :i .screw or piu ill. :i5 rupresentsathumb-nut i ing tube 'to he withdrawn without injury to hetln them a the same. The furtherdownward and out- 1 expand the rim to a diameter greater than ward movementof the rim will release it entirely from the wheel. A

The practice of carrying one or two ext-ra tires on a car will not be interfered vvith, by the employment of my detachable mns, for the reason that, extra rims having the tires already mounted and inflated, may carried with the same facility as the rubber tires are now carried.

Having thus described my invention what I claiin as new and d esire to secure by Letters Patent, ia- 1. The combination in a wheel, of a felly havingite ende spaced apart and forming p extendin radially throughout the thi om of the fe y, a hoop secured on the fell and having a stirru like pocket dispoeefin'said gap and solif y botweenthe ends ofthe elly and extending radially, throughout the thickness of the felly, a splitrimaurrounding and engaging the hoop and having lugs di an movable in the stirrup-like pocet of the hoop, a wodgeto spread the lugs apart and expsnd the rim, and a key to contract the nm.

8'. In a vehicle wheel, 'the combination of e a folly provided with a gap 1n its peripheral .Ertiorn a hoop mounted on the'elly and ving a stirrup seated in the gap and rigidly spacing a .art those portions of. the fel y on opposite si es of the gap, a tire-receiving rim of split form mounted on the hoop, means for direct circumferential connection between the hoop and thefrixn, lugs on the ends of the rim and projecting into the gap between the sides of the stirrup, a transverse loaf movable between one of said lugs and aside of the stirrup to contract the rim into circumferential connection with the hoop, and means mounted on the folly for preventing movement of the contracting key ont of 1 operative position. Y

3. A vehicle wheel, comprising a felly split transversely to form a gap therein, a metallic hoop rigidly lattached to the elly, said hoop having a stirrup-like portion disposed in the gap of the folly and also having -a ilangegroove in its eriphery, a one-part transversely-split clenc er-rim,a lug' formed on each side of the split in said rim and adjustably disposed in the stirru of the hoop, an inte ral rib on the inner sir e of said rim adapte to be seated in the groove of the hoop, a wedge to spread the lugs apart and the flanges of the groove in the hoop, and a key to contract the rim and et the :seating of the tonguein the flan gro ove, and also to prevent the cree ing o the rim.

4. A vehicle wheel transversel to form a gap therein,a metallic hoop rigid y attached to the felly, said hoop having a stirrup-like portion disposed in the gap in the felly, and also having a flange-groove in its periphery, a one-part transversel split clencl1er-rixn, a'lug formed on each si e of the split in said rim and adjustably disposed in the stirru of the hoop, an integral rib on the inner side of said rini adapted to be seated in the groove of the hoop, a wedge to spread the lugs apart and expand the rim to a diameter greater than the flanges of the groove in the hoop, a key to contract the rim and eifect the seating of the tongue in the Harige-groove, and also to prevent the creeping of the rim, and a keeper to close the stirrup of the hoop and,

prevent the loss of the ke 5. In a vehicle wheel, the combination of a folly provided in its peripheral 'portion 'with a ep, a detachable tire-receiving rim mounte on the felly and of split form, lugs carried by the ends of said rim' and projecting into the gap of the felly, a transverse wedge for expanding the ends of the rim and movable between the lugs aforesaid, a key movable between one of the lugs aforesaid and a side oi' the gap in the folly to contract the rim thereon, and a keeper pivoted tothe felly and adapted to prevent displacement of the key when the rim is contrated, said keeper embodying sides practically inclosing the gap in the folly and housing the parts contained therein.

6. In a "chicle wheel, the combination of a elly having a transverse gap, o. detachable transversely-split tire-receiving rim mounted on the felly, lugs carried by the end portions of said rim and projecting into the ga p of the folly; .one of said lugs abutting against one side of the gap and a key acljustable between the other lug and the other side of the gap for contracting the rim on thc felly.

. In testimony whereof I aiiix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

THOMAS lV. BROOMELL. ll'itnesses:

E. S. Caseman,

WH. J. Woons.

avxng a felly split 

